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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 22-11-22

Executive Summary:

  • US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has held his first meeting with Chinese counterpart Defence Minister Wei Fenghe since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) Congressional delegation to Taiwan in August.
  • US Vice President Kamala Harris said the US would stand with the Philippines in a visit to diplomatically sensitive Palawan, today.
  • A rail strike may take place on December 9 after the railroad conductors union rejected a deal brokered by Biden administration officials in September.
  • Oil markets were volatile yesterday after a Wall Street Journal article suggested that OPEC+ could hike oil production in preparation for restrictions on Russian oil.
  • Former President Barrack Obama will hold a rally for Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the Georgia Senate runoff on December 6.
  • Congress may approve Ukraine funding beyond the USD$38 billion that President Biden requested last week.
  • Poll of the Day: A majority of US voters believe that President Biden’s age makes it more difficult for him to do the work required of a President.


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